22/4/17 Journal Entry #8 London Christopher embarks on a challenging journey to London which acts as a symbolic rite of passage‚ as he successfully transitions from a boy needs help completing everyday task for the normal person to someone who can independently complete a task beyond his limitations. Christopher had to endure thirst and hunger while he was in a state of confusion while waiting for a train. I felt sympathetic towards him‚ feeling both worried but at the same time a sense of reverence
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Eoin Fitzsimons Humanities 1 Double Entry Journal 12/3/2014 “In 1947 the British left‚ but only a moron would think that we became free then.” (Adiga 18). The above quote is from White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. The speaker‚ Balram Halwai aka White Tiger is a self made man out of the so called darkness of India. He goes from working in a tea shop to working as a driver and after a few bad decisions becomes a self proclaimed entrepreneur. In his time period‚ India’s government is corrupt. Officials
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Journal Entry #3 Personality After taking the personality test I discovered several things. Based on the test I have high levels of openness‚ extraversion‚ agreeableness‚ and neuroticism. I also have a moderate level of conscientiousness. I like the fact that I have high levels when it comes to openness‚ extraversion‚ and agreeableness. When people interact with me their perception of me is positive. However‚ I also don’t like that I am very agreeable. Others see me as very trusting‚ friendly
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To Build a Fire Journal Entry The old timer in the story of‚ “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ plays a significant role throughout The man’s journey through the Yukon Trail. His part also has a truly symbolic meaning that is evident whenever The man refers to him. While looking at the story from a Darwinian perspective‚ The old timer is a successful breed of humans because of his wise decisions and intelligence. He shared his thoughts to The man about the traveling conditions that day and offered
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Catcher in the Rye Chapters 1-7 Journal entry a) Plot Development 1) Exposition Holden Caulfield is a 17-year-old adolescent and the protagonist of the novel. He describes the events occurring in 2 days around Christmas time of the previous year. He gets expelled from the Pencey prep school for failing in four subjects. He narrates what happened after he had left the school and why he had left it two days earlier than scheduled day. 2) Conflict This boy has an ongoing process of conflict
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Jack and Piggy‚ who respectfully represent savagery and civilization by the book’s finale through their behaviors. Piggy is logical and authoritarian‚ while Jack is primal and violent. Jack and Piggy teach us that ultimately‚ savagery will always overthrow civilization. As savagery takes logic away from civilization‚ savagery overcomes civilization. Logic is represented by Piggy’s glasses‚ an object to properly understand events. Jack breaks Piggy’s glass by slamming his head after Piggy berates
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and to keep their sanity. Throughout the novel‚ Golding hints at the horrors soon to arise‚ including Piggy’s death‚ Simon’s death‚ and the boys transforming into savages. One of the first events that is foreshadowed in the novel is Piggy’s death. Piggy is the weakest character on the island. He has health problems including: his weight‚ bad eyesight‚ and “ass-mar”. He is “the voice of reason” on the island‚ yet no one listens to him‚ except Ralph. One scene that foreshadows Piggy’s death is when
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Dear Diary‚ This is my last entry before I die‚ so I thought I would try to sum up my life. When I was two‚ I remember running my fingers through my hair and whole patch of thin hair drifted to the floor. I got so scared and I woke my mum up and told her what happened. Like any loving mother she got frightened and took me to the doctors straight away. I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia. I didn’t know this when I was two. I didn’t know about the effects it would have on my life
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5. Act 1: 1st Entry; I am still in morn. My father’s death came as to a shock to me. The cause of his death is unknown‚ which leaves me curious as to what really happened. It has been one month since his death and my father’s brother; Claudius‚ is to be married to my mother. How can this be‚ after only one month? My father was a good man; loyal‚ trusting and good at heart. Does my mother realize? How can she already remarry‚ especially to her own brother? I don’t understand how they could already
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After reading the Lord of the Flies‚ I feel that I can relate to Piggy and how his differences did not inhibit his ability to form good friendships. Piggy’s asthma restricted him from keeping up with others; however‚ his disability made him slow down and observe what was truly happening. And in some twisted way‚ my fear transcribing into panic attacks forced a reality on me that was at once incomprehensible. Piggy did not allow for his outside appearance to hold back his opinions‚ and he
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